River Ribble - View on the Ribble at Gisburn

River Ribble - View on the Ribble at Gisburn
River Ribble - View on the Ribble at Gisburn
River Ribble - View on the Ribble at Gisburn
iBase ID
269600
Reference identifier
ECL20140114020
Title
River Ribble - View on the Ribble at Gisburn
Place
Gisburn
General notes
Edmondson Buck can be excused for naming this building Gisburn Mill. It is the only building on the banks of the river, it is at the end of Mill Lane and is 80 meters up river from Gisburn Mill Bridge. The Mill was in fact some distance from the river, adjacent to the Lane and fed by a leat from a weir on the river to the east. Traces of the leat are visible. It was part of the Gisburn Park Estate and is shown on the first O.S. map which means it is pre 1853. The building on the photograph is The Gisburn Park Estate Dog Kennels. The dog kennels are on the river 80 meters North East (up river) from Gisburn Mill Bridge. They are an English Heritage Building Grade 2 listing ID 183372. The kennels were probably built in the late 18th Century for Thomas Lister, the first Baron Ribblesdale, to house his hounds. They are now derelict and not accessible to the public. They are built as a sham castle, a folly, with two round towers at either end flanking a lower central section of a square plan, all with parapets. Both towers have chamfered doorways with arrow slits above in the towers. Inside are vaulted brick ceilings and circular staircases. The roofs are open and overgrown.
Medium
Glass slide, positive
Original image size
7.22 x 5.27
Year of image
c1900
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Locator
Box B 13/2
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